Healthcare utilization among children with a history of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: A matched cohort study
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105934
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Compare longitudinal healthcare utilization patterns in children with and without a history of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).A retrospective matched cohort study was conducted using billing data extracted from between 2003 and 2016 in North Texas hospitals. The sample included 595 pediatric patients diagnosed with NOWS (i.e. exposed). The unexposed were patients not diagnosed with NOWS and matched 4:1 on sex, age at first encounter, and ethnicity to the exposed who received care during the same period. Multi-level regression models (accounting for clustered data structure of multiple visits per patient) compared number of hospitalizations, number of outpatient visits, number of emergency department (ED) visits, average length of stay, and healthcare expenditures across patients with and without NOWS.
Publication Date
2022
Publisher
Child Abuse & Neglect
Keywords
Pediatrics, Child Welfare, Dallas, Integrated Care, Trauma-Informed
Disciplines
Clinical and Medical Social Work | Pediatrics | Primary Care | Social Work | Trauma
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Malthaner, Lauren; Jetelina, Katelyn; Loria, Hilda; and McLeigh, Jill, "Healthcare utilization among children with a history of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: A matched cohort study" (2022). Research. 11.
https://scholarlycollection.childrens.com/rjfcce-pub/11
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